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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Capstick describe elephant herds?
(a) Wild
(b) Millitant
(c) Matriarchal
(d) Patriarchal

2. What was the elephant offal converted into?
(a) Soup
(b) Shoes
(c) Fertilizer
(d) Decorations

3. What can buffalo function on if a gunshot does not kill it immediately?
(a) Adrenaline
(b) Nervous energy
(c) Love
(d) Water

4. What is Willy blinded by?
(a) His scalp
(b) His rage
(c) Darkness
(d) Acid rain

5. What will the herd do if the lead female elephant is killed first?
(a) Charge the killer
(b) Run away
(c) Mill about in confusion
(d) Eat their female leader

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of insect do buffalos attract?

2. What does Silent hit the lion in the face with?

3. What is it technically incorrect to call leopards?

4. What part of the buffalo's body does Capstick's first slug strike?

5. Why did Capstick give up elephant killing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it so difficult to kill wild elephants?

2. Why is it technically incorrect to call leopards panthers?

3. How does the buffalo injure Capstick?

4. What happens to Peter Hankin in Chapter 1?

5. How does the lioness defeat Willy De Beer?

6. Describe Peter Hathaway Capstick's life.

7. Why does Capstick recommend to approach a dead elephant carefully?

8. How does the local man deal with the cape buffalo charging at him in Chapter 4?

9. How does Capstick prove his buffalo kill was legitimate?

10. Why does Capstick think most man-eating leopards are found in Asia?

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